Kanye West called into New York radio station Hot 97 today to complain about MTV. The interview with Enuff starts slow, but it soon turns into awesome, quintessential Kanye.
Enuff: Yo, you came in number 7 on the MTV list, that's what's up.
Kanye: Yeah, you know, that was cool…. I'm happy for [Big] Sean, but I do feel like he should be top 5.
Enuff: Number 7, does this bother you?
Kanye: Yeah, number 7 bothers me.
He continues.
Kanye: They don't like Givenchy Kanye! They don't like Kanye in a kilt! They don't like Kanye in a relationship!
And then things get really great. Kanye goes on to talk about longtime MTV VJ Sway, who's one of the list's judges. Yeezy says that he's known Sway for a while, even gave him his first ever TV, and now he can't BELIEVE this is how Sway chose to repay him.
Kanye: I couldn't believe it. I mean, I gave Sway his first TV. He came over my crib in Newark, New Jersey, I was living in Newark, you know, doing beats for Jay and Beans and all them. And I was getting a new TV, and I gave Sway his first TV. And really, I didn't really want to call to talk about the number 7 list, I just wanted to tell EVERYBODY that I gave Sway his first TV.
Enuff: Right.
Kanye: And he needs to remember that!
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Kanye is our Mozart.
For the record, Danny Brown, who really should be smart enough to not care about Sway's opinion, also is peeved. His new track #HottestMC contains the usual Danny Brownisms—Adderall, Detroit, Cool Ranch Doritos—while also referencing his slight on the list:
Cheer up, Danny. There are four spots left! You've got one of the most anticipated albums of the year! Sway won't let you down.
[H/T: Grantland]
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